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印度发生客车车祸 28人死亡

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2012-09-11 07:08 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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At least 28 people were killed after a bus plunged¹ off a highway in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

印度北部喜马偕尔邦，一辆客车冲出高速公路，造成至少28人死亡。

The bus fell into a gorge²（峡谷） in the Kangra valley, some 250km (155 miles) from the state capital, Shimla.

A similar crash has taken place in neighbouring Nepal, leaving at least 27 people dead.

Road accidents in both countries are common, mainly due to poorly maintained roads and vehicles.

The state-owned bus in Himachal Pradesh was carrying 45 passengers from Palampur to Ashapuri when the incident happened late on Monday.

One survivor³ said the driver lost control of the vehicle and it reversed⁴ into the gorge.

India has the world's highest number of road deaths, with more than 110,000 people killed every year in accidents.

Most are blamed on reckless⁵（鲁莽的） driving, poorly maintained roads and ageing vehicles.

Meanwhile, a bus in Nepal fell some 500m on to a riverbank after coming off the road in the far-west mountainous district of Kalikot just before dawn, local media reported.

The incident, which took place some 400km (250 miles) northwest of the capital, Kathmandu, comes two days after a similar crash in Gulmi district, in which 13 people were killed.

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1 plunged
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。 She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

2 gorge
n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃
参考例句：
East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。 It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。

3 survivor
n.生存者，残存者，幸存者
参考例句：
The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。 There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。

4 reversed
v.（使）反转( reverse的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）颠倒；（使）翻转；推翻adj.颠倒的
参考例句：
The new president reversed many of the policies of his predecessor. 新任总统彻底改变了其前任的许多政策。 The appeal court reversed the original verdict and set the prisoner free. 上诉法庭撤销了原判，把那个犯人释放了。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 reckless
adj.粗心大意的，鲁莽的
参考例句：
The policeman chewed out the driver for reckless driving.那位司机因为开车莽撞，被警察狠狠批评了一顿。 He thought she was too reckless at it.他觉得她对它太粗心大意了。

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